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okay i pushed the pin out that holds the brake pedal on the shaft it looks like the shaft goes through to the other side so does it couple inside there is what looks like a inspection hole by the brake pedal but i cant see anything so im stumped please help
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im trying to loosen my brake pedal and looks like the pedal is held on the shaft with a pin through it so do i split the housing awayto get inside and work from there or what i thought it rotated on the outside shaft but it looks like it doesnt shes totally solid so im up for some help thanks

my rollers were even worse some flanges wre broke right off and my rails wrent far behind so i went down to lavoys and he set me up with rollers and sprockets and some other parts i needed it will end up being a track up restoration im sure this is the first time its been apart so i guess thats not ...

thanks guys what welding rod should i use to plug weld them holes theres not alot of meat there to hold the weld also might be more then i can handle but ill sure give it atry

hey all heres my trouble taking off my bottom rollers on my 420 the bolts that come out buggered the thread on the track frame and some twisted off they are pretty soft they are 9/16 bolts and the easiest fix would be to drill and retap to a 5/8 bolt im wondering iff it would weaken the roller to dr...

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actually i was talking about the receiving holes on the ends of the cross members i had to retap them and they are 7/8 what i did was weld up a set of press drill wheels and bolted them to the cross members so im able to wheel the crawler around move it in and out of the way as needed

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i built a roller cariere for my 420 and each side is made to bolt on to the cross members but im stumped on the bolt size for the cross members 3/4 is to small and 7/8 is to big thats thread size the only standard size would be 13/16 wich i cant get any help would be great

hey all ok i got my clutches apart and they are a bit oily but the steel plates and the pressure plate look good there not scuffed or warped but im noot sure the thickness they should be what all should i look for i want to make sure i replace everything i should also Lavoy how much would the upper ...

Are those bolts hardened steel or what I would have thought they would be hard to twist off I put asnipe on them and reefed pretty good nothin doin ill try Lavoys trick I sure enjoy working on that thing in thr evening Iredid a model D last year it was a breeze compared to what this will be

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Just started tearing my 420 down and quickly found the bolts dont want to move some nuts and bolts i was able to cut but the bolts that hold the track frame to the cross members i cant budge there hard to heat as well any advice would sure be helpfull

Irecently bought my first crawler a 420 without knowing what to look for and the undercarraige is wore bad It will cost a good bit to fix its looking like ill have to do the steering clutches to but after that other then cosmetics it should be good

sbarr My crawler does not have counter wieghts and it sure would be nice alright even for backing up and down steeper inclines it gets a little light in the back My loader has one weld on one of the cross members other then that its fine The way those old machines are built its no wonder there still...

Hey all Im unfamiliar with the type of loader my 420 has the back uprights and fenders are one piece The lift cylinders are upright and the tilt ones run vertically across the top Ihave seen it on one of the crawlers at the top of the message pages It sure lifts well has lots of hydraulic power the ...

Branden Not sure I understand the question The rails pins and bushings are wore so that they dont ride on the sprocket properly and im out of tightener Does it make sense to cut out a link and snug them up and run them till there dead Icant hurt anything can I Is there any hope of removing the flang...

thanks for the input guys actually had plans of comming down Lavoys way later this spring. Ill try and get in touch with you figure something out that crawler has solid front idlers 19inch diameter I assume from a bigger crawler are they interchangable or could it be a different track frame it is a ...